[Kobi]

Given my former occupation, I got into the habit of reading the obituaries. Im noticing how the way they are written is now reflecting societal changes.

There is one today for an unfortunate young woman who died from "an drug overdose after living with addictive illness for many years". Overdoses are becoming a very disturbing pattern in this area. Sometimes, acknowledging something makes it very real and helps to erase the stigmas associated with it.

There is one where the first survivor listed is her puppy. I can relate to this cuz my cat was the first thing mentioned in my will.

There is one where the survivors are listed as her parents - mother, father, other father, and other father. This is the first time I have seen more than two parents listed without the use of "step parent".